Garmin and Harley-Davidson Team Up to Offer Road Tech zumo™
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“The Road Tech zūmo helps Harley riders plan and navigate their route with ease,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “Packed with all of the preloaded features that zūmo users have come to expect and appreciate, the Road Tech zūmo anticipates the needs of Harley riders everywhere.”
Road
Tech zūmo’s extensive directory of Harley-Davidson dealerships adds to
the preloaded database of more than six million points of interests,
such as hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions. A
custom handlebar mount quickly secures the Road Tech zūmo while
providing the option of easily transferring the Road Tech zūmo to your
car or truck for four-wheel navigation. And for those adventurers who
want to plan and envision their road trip in advance, the ride planner
at Harley-Davidson.com helps users find, create and adapt great rides
and easily download them to the Road Tech zūmo. In addition, riders can
swap routes and waypoints with other zūmo owners via the unit’s SD card
slot.
For the ultimate convenience
and safety, riders will appreciate the Road Tech zūmo’s glove-friendly
design with left-handed controls and oversized touchscreen buttons. The
waterproof (IEC 529 IPX-7 standards) device comes ready to go right out
of the box. Simply enter a destination, and Road Tech zūmo takes you
there with turn-by-turn voice directions that speak street names. And
riders can get there in style, using custom vehicle icons to guide them
on their journeys.
With optional XM subscriptions and an XM antenna, you can check the
weather, move ahead of traffic and listen to the radio when you travel
with Road Tech zūmo in the U.S. As an alternative, zūmo can receive
optional TMC traffic alerts (in select cities) when used with a
compatible traffic receiver. Simply press a button on the screen, and
zūmo recalculates your route to avoid traffic.
With Road Tech zūmo’s Bluetooth® wireless technology, you can talk on
the phone safely without removing your gloves or helmet. Connect zūmo
to your Bluetooth-enabled headset/helmet and cell phone to make and
receive hands-free calls. You can even make phone calls to POIs through
zūmo’s Bluetooth interface. In addition, zūmo transmits navigation
voice prompts to your headset so you can listen wirelessly.
Road Tech zūmo owners can also access trip information directly from
the zūmo’s trip information page. The bright display shows the rider
their speed, heading and a customizable fuel gauge that lets them
define the motorcycle’s maximum fuel range and find a gas station when
necessary. If a rider wants to leave the pavement for the trail, the
zūmo accepts electronic topo maps for off-road navigation.
The Road Tech zūmo also has many security features. The custom mount is designed to withstand the severe vibration environment commonly experienced in motorcycle riding. The zūmo also includes Garmin Lock™, a unique theft prevention system that disables the zūmo from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure location. If the user does not know the PIN or secure location, the zūmo will be inoperative.